CHICAGO — Sights, sounds and reactions from in and around the NBA draft lottery, which was held Tuesday evening at the Palmer House Hotel and ultimately yielded a predictably disappointing result for the Cavs …

5:42 p.m.: Everybody is really tall. Well, not everybody. But this lobby area is busy and crowded, and these NBA people are tall. Josh Jackson, a top-five pick last season, is representing the Suns tonight. He’s greeting his equally tall or taller cohorts, and members of the 2018 rookie class are starting to make the rounds, too. They’re almost all tall, and they’re all wearing really expensive suits. The fancy and flashy suits tend to come out for the actual draft, but the lottery offers a chance for these players to show off, too.

One player who’s not tall — Trae Young is probably 6-foot-1 — is being interviewed live on ESPN. Some milling around him are aware of this. Some aren’t. The lobby is busy. Young...